Vehicle.



L. E. BUSHBY.

VEHICLE.

APPLIGATIO N FILED MAR. 25, 1913.

Patented Sept. 16, 1913.

WITNESSES: 77/ i INVENTOR A OR/VEYS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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orassok Specification ofzLetters Patent.

. Application filed March-25, 191%. Serial No. 756,670.

To all dolzom, z'tnnay concerns Bait known .thatL'Limcna .EiBUsHnY, .a citizen of :the- United States, .residing at Xewark, in the county ,of-Essexand-State of New J erseyfhave inventedcertain new. and useful Improvementsin .Vehicles;' and. I do hereby declare the-following to bea.

full. clear, andexact. descriptionoftheinvent-ion, such as. will .enable. others skilled .in;

the artto-which .it appertains to make. and use the same, reference being. bad. tothe ac;

companying drawing..and-to figures of ref-.

of this specification.

This invention relates to an improved, ve-

erence marked thereon, which forms-.21 part hicle'in which shock islabsorbed, andIhave devised a mechanism m'wlnch tllQnVGliilCill.

relates to the flexible attachment of each,

end of the axle to the body of the vehicle or 'the frame.

In prior devices when the axle moves up on one end it has a' tendency to carry with it the other end of the axle, since they, have been rather rigidly connected. and the shock absorbing devices have in some instances been connected by transverse connections.

In my invention each end of each axle is supported in a wav that permits that end of the axle and the frame to have a relative movement without affecting the other end of the axle or the other axle.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanving drawing; in which- Figure 1 is a view showing. on the left hand end of it, the frame in section and showing the inside mounting of the shock absorbing feature, the right hand end of the figureshowing an exterior view. Fig. 2 is a section through line 2, 2, in 1.

I show a. frame 10 which is drawn to illustrate the chassis of an automobile, being formed. as they usually are. of a U-shaped beam on the outside. and to the chassis I affix a suitable number of plates 11, the

.axle has on each end latesbeing attached to the frameafixedlyand having bearings 12, these bearings'being Patented Sept. :16, 191-3.

separated-.. Sliding in theubearings are the tods 13 which V practically fOI-fIHsCllGxlOCl, since they are .connecteduby a block 11%, the

rods. 13 projecting .beyondthe bearings -12 and having-suitable adjusting means, such as the. nuts. 15, .whichranbe provided .with a suit-able'locking means. The nuts, 15. are screwed onto theend. of therodsl -l and can therebyadius't the tension ofthe springs 16, thesprin'gs, abutting against the. adjusting meansandagainst the bearings so that the springs. v1eldingl v. V resist a movement of the.

rod. in. either direction...

Each plate .11 extends above the. frame.

and-isprovided with a slot llithrough which passes a pin .18. with itsv head .19 on the back. passing through:

of the plate and its front theslot 20 of thebell-crank 21. The block 1% is'cut away. as.at.22.,to.recei.-ve .the..bell-. crank 21, the pin' 18 being secured 'to' the blockdt whereby the block, and conseguentlfjtsrodfland the bell-crank move togethr. The bell-crank 21 is provided at its lower end with a suitable bearing 23 for the axle 24. It will be understood that each vice, each end of the axle being also provided with a wheel 25, on which wheels the vehicle is propelled. The bell-crank is pivoted on the pivotal pin 26 which is preferably flattened as at 27 so that it is held against turning in a slot 28 in the plate 11. Suitable blocks 29 and 30 embrace the pivotal pin 26 on its inner end, being held in place by the bolts 31. The blocks are further secured in the springs 34:, which springs bear on the blocks and abut on the frame 10.

It will be seen from this construction that any ordinary shock or strain that comes on the frame or on the wheel is transmitted to the bell-crank. The bell-crank is pivoted on the pin 26, and if the jar is slight, that is, if it is of a minor character, the springs 34 per mit the wheel and the corner of the frame that is subjected tothestrain, to move toward each other without affecting the other wheels. A larger strain, however, causes a compression of one. of the springs 16 against which the bell-crank pulls, through the rod 13, when the frame comes down toward the wheel. In both cases the rebound, that is, the movement of the .wheel and the frame place by means of a pin The heads 33 of the bolts 31 form seats for a shock absorbing derides downward in its relation tothe wheel.

its vertical movement causes a slight swing-' ,ing, usually of the bell-crank 21, and a transmission of some of the strain to the spring 16 which is compressed when the frame This structure makes a flexible mounting, since the slotted connection for the pin 26 permits the in to ride upward along with the bell-era and that end of the'axle without influencing the other end of the axle.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim 1s:---

1. In a vehicle, a frame, axles, bell-cranks, each bell-crank having one end attached to an axle, a cushioning device engaging the bell-crank at its other end, a pivot for the bell-crank, the pivot being secured to the frame to permit the pivot having a limited vertical movement in the frame, and springs bearing on the frame and on the pivot for yieldingly resisting upward movement of the pivot. v

2. In a vehicle, a frame, an axle, the frame having a vertically arranged slot, a pivotal in the slot, blockson the pin, s rings V bearing on the frame and on the bloc s for supporting the frame on the blocks, a bellcrank arranged to swing on. the pivot, the

' lower end of the bell-crank being supported by the axle, and cushioning devices engaging the top end of the bell-crank to yieldingly resist its movement.

3. In a vehicle, a frame, anaxle, the frame having a vertically arranged slot, a pivotal pin inthe slot, blocks on the pin, springs bearing on the frame and on the blocks "for supporting the frame on the blocks, a bellcrank arranged to swing on the pivot, the lower end of the bell-crank being supported by the axle, separated hearings on the frame, a rod sliding in the bearings and projecting beyond the bearings, adjusting means at the ends of the rods, springs bearing on the adjusting means and on the bearings, the upper end of the bell-crank being slotted, and a pin secured to the rod and projecting through the slotted end of thebell-crank.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing,.I have hereunto set my hand this 24th day of March, 1913.

LUDGER E. BUSHBY. Witnesses:

WM. H. CAmmLn, M. A. JOHNSON. 

